Shappleigh Early Origins

The surname Shappleigh was first found in Devon where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Shappleigh Spelling Variations

Shappleigh Spelling Variations

Shappleigh Early History

Shappleigh Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Shappleigh research. Another 151 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1762, 1414, 1410, 1414, 1427, 1414, 1417, 1419, 1420 and 1427 are included under the topic Early Shappleigh History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Shappleigh Early Notables (pre 1700)

Shappleigh Early Notables (pre 1700)

Notables of the family at this time include John Shapleigh (died 1414), of Exeter, Devon, an English politician, Member of the Parliament of England for Exeter in...

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The Great Migration

The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Nicholas Shapleigh settled in Maine in 1630; James Shapley arrived in Philadelphia in 1878.

Bede, The Venerable. Historia Ecclesiatica Gentis Anglorum (The Ecclesiastical History Of the English People). Available through Internet Medieval Sourcebook the Fordham University Centre for Medieval Studies. Print.

The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X).

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The Shappleigh Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Shappleigh Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.